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Brian Setzer
Songs from Lonely Avenue
Release Date: 2009 10 13
Label: Surfdog/Warner
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Three decades into his career, Brian Setzer's sound is so well-established that his only trump card lies in formal aesthetic experiments, and he pulls out a doozy with 2009's Songs from Lonely Avenue. Far from being a Doc Pomus tribute album, Songs from Lonely Avenue is a "soundtrack to an unwritten film," an album equally inspired by '50s film noirs, R&B, and rock & roll, a conceptual stroll through smoky clubs and dimly lit back alleys. There are no surprising sounds here -- Setzer hauls out his jump blues and slow-crawling ballads -- but that doesn't mean this is tired: Setzer is reinvigorated by his concept, turning in his first collection of all-original material in his entire career. Although the songs are essentially vehicles for the concept, the entirety of Songs from Lonely Avenue shows Setzer to be a master of mood, maybe not digging too far underneath the surface, but creating a record that is an engaging slice of noir fantasia. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Trouble TrainSetzer4:40
2Dead Man IncorporatedSetzer5:18
3Kiss Me DeadlySetzer5:58
4Gimme Some Rhythm DaddySetzer2:33
5Lonely AvenueSetzer5:20
6King of the Whole Damn WorldSetzer3:53
7Mr. Jazzer Goes Surfin' [Instrumental]Setzer4:09
8Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin' [Instrumental]Setzer3:01
9My Baby Don't Love Me BluesSetzer3:41
10Love Partners in CrimeSetzer2:11
11Passion of the NightSetzer3:11
12Dimes in the JarSetzer4:59
13Elena [Instrumental]Setzer2:54







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